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14 new arrests made in wake of brazen Queen West shootout
An additional 14 people have been arrested and 105 charges laid in connection with a downtown shootout between two groups from last year where plainclothes cops were caught in the crossfire, Toronto police say.
Ontario Health atHome CEO fired in wake of home care supply shortage
Cynthia Martineau, formerly the CEO of Ontario Health atHome, was let go after supply problems in the sector persisted for months, leaving people — including palliative patients — without items needed for their care.
Centennial College suspending 49 programs as international enrolment declines
Toronto’s Centennial College says it’s suspending a substantial number of programs as it deals with the fallout of the federal government’s cap on international study permits.
Neighbours mourn loss of friendly, hard-working senior after deadly Oshawa house fire
A 76-year-old man has died after a fire tore through his Oshawa home Monday evening, Durham police say. Neighbours are remembering the victim as a kind man who was always eager to help others.
Toronto cop found guilty of assault over fake watch sale where Brampton man later died
An off-duty Toronto police officer has been found guilty of assault after forcing a Brampton man to the ground in 2021 over a fake Apple watch in a Kijiji deal gone bad.
Man faces dozens of charges after violent armed carjackings in Toronto, Mississauga
A 29-year-old man is facing over a dozen charges, with the potential for more, after two brazen armed carjacking incidents in the GTA this week, police say.
2 charged after gunpoint home invasion in Mississauga
Two GTA men are facing a host of charges, Peel police say, after a gunpoint home invasion in Mississauga last week.
Ontario passes bill that allows major Toronto bike lanes to be ripped out
The Ontario government has officially passed Bill 212 — a controversial piece of legislation that gives the province sweeping control over municipal bike lanes and lets construction of Highway 413 begin before Indigenous consultation or environmental assessment is complete.
Injured cyclists can't sue province under amendment to new Ontario bike lane bill, NDP says
Opposition MPPs slammed amendments to the Ford government's controversial bike lane bill Thursday, saying these changes would create legal protections for the province if cyclists are hurt or killed after lanes are removed.
Man pleads guilty to stabbing 16-year-old to death at TTC subway station
Jordan O'Brien-Tobin, the man who stabbed a 16-year-old to death at a TTC subway station in 2023, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.